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sections have been published, of which that on the llepialxlae by H. 

 Wagner and R. Pfitzner consists of 26 pages. To the genns Hepialus, 

 of Fabricius there are no less than thirty-two references in 

 the standard works of all countries as well as a large number of 

 furthei- references to the Hepialidae as a family. Turning to 

 the well-known species H. Innindi and its forms, we have more 

 than a complete page of references, not only to standard works [in 

 many languages, but to many important biological contributions to 

 inaaazine literature. In fact those who are acquainted with cheexhaustive 

 paragraphs of references at the head of each chapter in Tutt's British 

 LepitJoptera will have some idea of the comprehensiveness with which 

 (^ach species has been here dealt with. Still dealing with //. JnnmiU, 

 we have " Biology : Law. Lep. Jjomh. 3, Tered. C.a,f.a-c, 1802.— 

 Schwarz., Raup/kalmd., 2, p. 7, 26, 106, 583. 701, 761; 1791.— 

 Wallengr., Scand. Het. Fjaril., p. 12. 1869.— Chapman, Kiit. Mo. Ma;!., 

 18, p. 63, 1876-77.— Gregson, Naturalist Lnn,L, 1, p. 78, 1865.— 

 Brandt, Bpv. d. V]. Vn: lluaa. yatiirf., Teil. 2, p. 70, 1880.— Packard, 

 X. Y. Ent. Soc, 8, t. 3u. 4, 1895.— Hofra., Haiip. (ir.-Schmett. Km., 

 p. 48, t. 14, f. 5, 1893.— Berge-Reb., SrhmettprL, p. 474, t. 52, f. 16a 

 (Raupe), b (Puppe). 1910.— Peyron, hil. Srcnsk. Vet. Ak. Handl., 44, 

 Nr. 1, p. 294, 1909." This is supplementary to all the ordinary 

 references given to this species, and the whole should form the basis 

 of the complete life-history from all points of view such as are demanded 

 in modern lepidopterological work. Of course, a great deal of the 

 usefulness of a work of this description depends upon the absolute 

 correctness of the references. So far as we have investigated and tested 

 we find them correct. The names of the various leading specialists 

 responsible for these details should be a sufficient guarantee of reliance. 

 The sections dealing with the so-called Micro-lepidoptera are dealt 

 with in an equally thorough and exhaustive manner. Section 6, 

 dealing with the Addidff, Mirrnptrryi/idfr, and (iracilariadir by E. 

 Meyrick, is a proof of this. These families occupy 68 pages of the 

 Catalogue, Adda croeaella {mdzella) has nearly half a page of references, 

 Gracilaria pha.v'avippnndla a third of a page, etc. An occasional 

 idiosyncrasy of spelling creeps in. We get f.Tranlariad/r instead of the 

 prior and customary (jrarilariidd . This, no doubt, is called a 

 " correction." We can only say that if an alteration is allowed 

 to be made in one case by an individual worker, every individual 

 can with equal justice and reason be permitted to alter or amend 

 (.s?V) every name he pleases. This calls to mind an example of 

 this met with some months ago, and met with, too, in no less a place 

 than in the National Collection. Lnprriua nicked ii was named in 

 honour of Dr. Nickerl, a well-known entomological worker and author 

 of Bohemia, but what on earth /.. nicredi was did not seem apparent 

 for some time. Surely such individual idiosyncrasies should be 

 avoided, and by all means kept out of work on which public money is 

 being spent. One almost feels inclined to class this with the now 

 notorious pif/ichiawi, polip-liixmi, etc., series. The subscription price of 

 the work is one shilling for 16 pages, and it is hoped to have the 

 whole work completed in about four years. L. B. Prout will be the 

 author of the various sections of the Genwctrae, H. Eltringham and K. 

 •Jordan are responsible for the Arraridae, H. G. Dyar for the fJina- 

 codidae, A. Pagenstecher for the lAbythddae, etc. — H.J.T. 



